Penibaetic System

Penibaetic System
Penibaetic System
Sistema Penibético
	The Veleta summit seen from the Mulhacén
Highest point
Peak	Mulhacén
Elevation	3,479 m (11,414 ft)
Dimensions
Length	505 km (314 mi) ENE/WSW
Width	63 km (39 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
	Andalusia / Murcia
Country	Spain
Range coordinates	37°5′0″N 3°4′0″W
Parent range	Baetic System
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Age of rock	Cenozoic
Type of rock	Limestone

The Penibaetic System (Spanish: Sistema Penibético or Cordillera Penibética) is the southernmost of the three systems of mountain ranges of the Baetic System in the southern Iberian Peninsula. It includes the highest point in the peninsula, 3,478 m high Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada.

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